Apaloo was born at Woe, a village near Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana, then the Gold Coast.
[2] He subsequently read law at the University College, Hull[1] Apaloo was called to the English bar in 1950 at Middle Temple.
He defended those involved in the Anloga riots following widespread protests against the imposition of taxes by the British colonial administration.
After Ghana attained its independence from British colonial rule, he was appointed a High Court Judge in 1960.
On resumption of democratic rule under Hilla Limann in September 1979, the People's National Party government attempted to replace him as incumbent Chief Justice by insisting he be vetted for the office he already occupied.
Due to his independence, the new military government, the Provisional National Defence Council led by Jerry Rawlings also tried to remove him as Nkrumah had tried before but failed in 1983.